http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:28:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/11/04/report-southern-co-to-suffer-most-under-proposed-climate-bill/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/11/04/report-southern-co-to-suffer-most-under-proposed-climate-bill/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:50:17 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=27129 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/11/04/report-southern-co-to-suffer-most-under-proposed-climate-bill/feed/ 1 Georgia Power's parent company tagged as hardest hit under pending federal legislation to curb impact of global warming http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/27/southern-co-pondering-another-new-nuke-plant-in-2011/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/27/southern-co-pondering-another-new-nuke-plant-in-2011/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:23:46 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=22885 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/27/southern-co-pondering-another-new-nuke-plant-in-2011/feed/ 1 No location selected yet http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/02/southern-co-crowds-dc-lobbying-scene-on-global-warming-bill/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/02/southern-co-crowds-dc-lobbying-scene-on-global-warming-bill/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:22:57 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=21802 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/02/southern-co-crowds-dc-lobbying-scene-on-global-warming-bill/feed/ 1 Center for Public Integrity reports Atlanta-based utility company has more than 60 lobbyists twisting arms in Washington, D.C. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/06/17/us-department-of-energy-to-ease-plant-vogtle-bills-depends/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/06/17/us-department-of-energy-to-ease-plant-vogtle-bills-depends/#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:23:49 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=21011 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/06/17/us-department-of-energy-to-ease-plant-vogtle-bills-depends/feed/ 0 Federal funding for Georgia Power nuke plant might be on its way, but it won't do much to lower the additional cost you'll pay for unbuilt reactors http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/05/29/georgia-power-ceos-interview-with-georgia-trend/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/05/29/georgia-power-ceos-interview-with-georgia-trend/#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 18:05:18 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=19753 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/05/29/georgia-power-ceos-interview-with-georgia-trend/feed/ 0 Profile sheds light on Gold Dome battle to pass controversial nuclear financing bill http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/05/15/letter-to-savannah-paper-nails-southern-co/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/05/15/letter-to-savannah-paper-nails-southern-co/#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 15:51:01 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=19798 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/05/15/letter-to-savannah-paper-nails-southern-co/feed/ 0 'We Georgians are riding for a fall' http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/26/house-oks-georgia-power-nuke-bill/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/26/house-oks-georgia-power-nuke-bill/#comments Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:30:04 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=15998 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/26/house-oks-georgia-power-nuke-bill/feed/ 2 Bill that allows Georgia Power to charge customers in advance for two nuclear reactors passes 107-66. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/11/georgia-power-nuke-bill-clears-senate-moves-to-house/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/11/georgia-power-nuke-bill-clears-senate-moves-to-house/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:26:30 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=14642 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/11/georgia-power-nuke-bill-clears-senate-moves-to-house/feed/ 0 Controversial bill would allow utility to charge ratepayers — you and me — upfront to build two new reactors at Plant Vogtle. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/01/06/ga-public-service-commission-announces-nuke-hearings-dates/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/01/06/ga-public-service-commission-announces-nuke-hearings-dates/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:10:18 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=11964 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/01/06/ga-public-service-commission-announces-nuke-hearings-dates/feed/ 0 Five-member commission will meet Monday, Jan. 12 to discuss two new reactors at Plant Vogtle. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/24/add-it-up-lifes-a-gas/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/24/add-it-up-lifes-a-gas/#comments Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:00:01 +0000 Andisheh Nouraee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/24/add-it-up-lifes-a-gas/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/24/add-it-up-lifes-a-gas/feed/ 0 Tons of CO2 emitted in 2007 by Plant Scherer, a coal power plant outside Macon: 27,200,000 Since 2002, number of states with lower increase in CO2 emissions than Georgia: 48 Pounds of CO2 emission stopped annually by replacing three incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs: 300 Pounds of CO2 emission stopped annually by inflating your car tires correctly: [...]